UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) vs Radeon 550X

Place in the ranking	720	832
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.02	25.02
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	Lexa	Lakefield GT2
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	27 March 2019 (5 years ago)	28 May 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	512	64
Core clock speed	1082 MHz	200 MHz
Boost clock speed	1218 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	7 Watt
Texture fill rate	38.98	no data
Floating-point processing power	1.247 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	32	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	no data
Length	145 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	DDR4
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12_1
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

18−20
+38.5%

−38.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Valorant	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Dota 2	5 +0%	5 +0%
Far Cry 5	9 +0%	9 +0%
Fortnite	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Valorant	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
World of Tanks	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Dota 2	15 +0%	15 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Valorant	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
World of Tanks	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Valorant	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Fortnite	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Valorant	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

This is how Radeon 550X and UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) compete in popular games:

Radeon 550X is 38% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 59 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.64	2.54
Recency	27 March 2019	28 May 2020
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	7 Watt

Radeon 550X has a 43.3% higher aggregate performance score.

UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 614.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 550X is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 550X is a desktop card while UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.